Preventing intimate partner violence (IPV) and recurrence of violence requires targeting efforts at all three levels of prevention: primary, secondary, and tertiary. Which is a tertiary prevention strategy?
A) Adding a question to the standard health history form that asks whether the client is currently experiencing abuse
B) Putting up posters around the health provider's office that give tips on what to do if one is in an abusive relationship
C) Screening a woman for evidence of abuse who has several risk factors for IPV
D) Providing a woman who is being abused by her husband the number to an abuse hotline so that she can get help leaving him
Question 2
Pediatric providers face special issues in screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) in a caregiver who is accompanying a child. Which are appropriate strategies for addressing this screening issue? (Select all that apply.)
A) Asking the mother directly, with the child present
B) Asking the child directly, while the mother is out of the room
C) Asking the mother indirectly, with a written questionnaire or computer survey
D) Screening for the safety and dangerousness of the situation before deciding whether to ask the mother
E) Informing parents about mandatory reporting law after asking questions
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